CLEVELAND, OH - Florida Southern College athletics continued its long tradition of success with a 16th place finish in the final standings of the 2016-17 Learfield Directors' Cup, which ranks all athletic programs at the NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA levels based on their success in athletic competition.

HILLSDALE, MI - Aleksa Guerra ran a 5:00.26 in the 1,500-meter run (open) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays here on a cold and rainy day at the Ken Harrick Track on the campus of Hillsdale College. Guerra was the lone Moccasin competitor on day three of the relays.

TAMPA - Aleksa Guerra posted a top-ten finish in the 800-meter run at the University of South Florida Invitational, with a time of 2:24.90, the fifth fastest time in FSC program history, while Haley Blem turned in a 2:29.81 and Kassidy Watkins had a 2:30.11 mark. Sam Clarke also ran for the Moccasins in the 800-meter with a 2:32.40 time.

DAYTONA BEACH - The 4x800 meter relay team of Kassidy Watkins, Haley Blem, Aleksa Guerra, and Hannah Nelson set a Florida Southern record with a time of 10:10.18 here Saturday at the Division II Florida Collegiate Invitational. The time is just under 9-1/2 seconds faster than the previous record of 10:19.65 set in 2010 by Kassandra Gearlds, Leslie Shaughnessy, Carolyne Kwambai, and Karys Whitehead.

Five Moccasins competed in the 1,500-meter run with Kassidy Watkins leading the way at 5:09.66 followed by Aleksa Guerra at 5:11.10 and Hannah Nelson at 5:29.10. Rounding out the quintet were Emily Williams (5:51.18) and Summer Hepp (5:53.95).

DAYTONA BEACH - Florida Southern had of a pair of top ten finishes at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance meet here at the ERAU Track Complex. Jolene Vergauwen finished eighth in the 5,000 meter for the Moccasins' lone point of the meet as the team place 20th out of 20 teams.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Florida Southern women's track team opened the 2017 season by setting two school records at the Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge here Saturday at ERAU Track Complex on the campus of Embry-Riddle University.